Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-22
: IMMIGRATION.
The State Convention Gets Down to
Work and Adopts the Plan of
Action to be Followed,
State Committee Of Thirty-0ne Formed
With ID. c. GiddiDgs Chairman and
Bryan Barry Secretary.
Adopted ny n Rising voss-Ecilroads
will Co. Operste-The Prssesdisgs,

! Special to the Gazette.
J DALLAS, TEX Dec. 2l.-The bitter
cold westher caused a number of dele
gates to be late st the opera house, end
it was nearly 10 O'Clock when Chairman
Mayey raped the convention to order
The cold did not affect the enthusiasm OF
the members, and they seemed ready for
work. After roll call OF committees Gen.
eral Mexey made . brief and happy
speech, urging that all the doings of the
convention be confined strictly to the
business in hand.
| Judge Watts offered the following
which was adopted:
| Whereas, reports alike detrimental to
the state and unjust to its good people,
| are circulated and kept sfoat in other
| portions of this UGited States and else
where, to the effect that cur people are
| opposed to immigration and to the set
tlement OF the state, and that they are not
DESTROYS Of settlers coming among us
from other sections Of cur common
country, who sustain political views and
opinions different from those entertained
| by e majority Of our people
! founded in fact and utterly false and are
being seriously used to injure therefore,
| be it
Resolved, that all industrious and law
adding people without regard to section,
| nationality, religious creeds and political
views, including lsbOring men and Capital
lists who are inclined or DESTROYS OF &C.
curing homes among Us, and who are
uJiil into in
natural resources and in building up our
empire state, ere truly most cordially in
vited to come and dwell amongst US, and
that this invitation is. extended in the
best of good faith, and with the declared
assurance that they will each and all re-
ceive from the people of ToXas cordial
and sincere welcome.
Be it further resolved, that capitalists
from any and every section and country
are hereby most cordially invited to make
Investments in our state, and we hereby
declare that all such shall have the same
protection of lite, liberty and property
rights as are accorded to our own people.
Mr.. Howard of Wichita Falls offered
series of resolutions selecting st. Louis
as permanent headquarters Of the essoci-
alton, bus he finally withdrew them. Mr..
Howardsaid there was "third house"
present. He was responsible FOR the
present convention. He had sent the fol-
owing telegram:
DALLAS, TEX, Dec 81, 1887.
j. L. G. Charlton. General Passenger Agent,
Mobile and Ohio Railway, st. Louis, No.:
The Texas Immigration Association has
met, organic I'd and decided to commence
business at once. A large fund for ad-
vertising purposes, etc, has been raised.
All railroads in the state are represented
and are favorable to the move. I con-
slider it rare opportunity for the MOBILE
and Ohio to advertise and make her
self immensely popular with.the people,
both IN and out of Texas, by be-
Ing the frat to place on sale both
round trip and straight tickets from St.
Louis and other points to all Texas points
in connection with the Cotton Belt and
other lines at low rates. trust yeu will
look favorIbIy on this matter. Should you
so decide, please wire me at once that l
may advise the representatives Of the
people here assembled. think this Ia a
move of the greatest importance, and if
We take the initiative step it will immedi.
ately make as the most popular route to
thesGfeat southwest.
Signed JOHN HOWARD,
Travelling Passenger Agent Mobile and
OHIO Railway.
While Mr.. Howard WAS talking the
committee OF thirty -one| came in and
Chairman Moody submitted the following
report:
Hon. s. B. Haxey, Chairman.
SIR-We, the committee selected by
your honorable body, beg to submit the
following as substitute for the resolu-
tons referred to US:
/. That committee of thirty-one be
selected to DE composed Of one member
from each Senatorial district That
each senatorial district represent
ed in this convention select at ouce it's
members OF said state committee, and
that the senatorial districts not repre-
sented IN this convention shall have the
right to hereafter select their representa-
tives in said committee to the end that sill
Texas may participate in the bene-
fits OF this organization. Tie
said committee shall be known as
'the immigration Committee of Texas"
9. The members of said committee
shall serve for the period Of one year, or
until their, successors have been elected
and qualify by accepting the trust
The members of said committee shall
be selected hereafter by the people, one
from each senatorial district, at such
time IS msy be fixed by said committee
vacancies in the committee shall be filed
by the senatorial district in which the
vacancy occurs in such manner as the
committee may provide
TIE members CT said committee
shall receive no compensation for their
services, but it is expected that each dis
trict will pay the actual expenses of its
member.
L. The state committee shall elect from |
their own members such presiding officers
aud such committees as such committee |
may deem proper, and said committee |
shall have the power to provide what |
number OF the committee shall constitute
q quorum for the transaction |
Of business, and shall make |
alI rules and regulations neces-
sary for its own government. The COM
mittee may employ secretary and such
o'her agents as in its Judgment may be
necessary and fix the compensation of
such employees. The committee shall |
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